diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index ec503dc527..209be34674 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ $(curdir)/install: $(TMP_DIR)/.build $(curdir)/merge $(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_PER_DE
 	- find $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT) -type d | $(XARGS) chmod 0755
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR_ORIG)
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/tmp
-	$(call opkg,$(TARGET_DIR)) install \
-		$(call opkg_package_files,$(foreach pkg,$(shell cat $(PACKAGE_INSTALL_FILES) 2>/dev/null),$(pkg)$(call GetABISuffix,$(pkg))))
+	$(file >$(TMP_DIR)/opkg_install_list,\
+	  $(call opkg_package_files,\
+	    $(foreach pkg,$(shell cat $(PACKAGE_INSTALL_FILES) 2>/dev/null),$(pkg)$(call GetABISuffix,$(pkg)))))
+	$(call opkg,$(TARGET_DIR)) install $$(cat $(TMP_DIR)/opkg_install_list)
 	@for file in $(PACKAGE_INSTALL_FILES); do \
 		[ -s $$file.flags ] || continue; \
 		for flag in `cat $$file.flags`; do \